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West Pharmaceutical Services (MEX:WST) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 15.83 (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is West Pharmaceutical Services Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-23), West Pharmaceutical Services's current share price is MXN6356.00. West Pharmaceutical Services's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was MXN401.39. West Pharmaceutical Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 15.83.

The historical rank and industry rank for West Pharmaceutical Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

MEX:WST' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.32   Med: 8.31   Max: 26.27
Current: 12.66

During the past years, West Pharmaceutical Services's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 26.27. The lowest was 4.32. And the median was 8.31.

MEX:WST's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
94.35% of 478 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 2.03 vs MEX:WST: 12.66

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

West Pharmaceutical Services's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was MXN609.424. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is MXN401.39 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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West Pharmaceutical Services Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for West Pharmaceutical Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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West Pharmaceutical Services Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

West Pharmaceutical Services Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.11 17.41 24.58 10.53 13.90

West Pharmaceutical Services Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 14.86 15.88 15.09 13.90 15.06

Competitive Comparison of West Pharmaceutical Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, West Pharmaceutical Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


West Pharmaceutical Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, West Pharmaceutical Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where West Pharmaceutical Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



West Pharmaceutical Services Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

West Pharmaceutical Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=6356.00/401.39
=15.83

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

West Pharmaceutical Services's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, West Pharmaceutical Services's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=609.424/131.7762*131.7762
=609.424

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

West Pharmaceutical Services Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 178.255 100.560 233.591
201409 183.277 100.428 240.487
201412 197.956 99.070 263.308
201503 199.542 99.621 263.949
201506 215.598 100.684 282.177
201509 233.307 100.392 306.244
201512 243.513 99.792 321.560
201603 252.989 100.470 331.818
201606 280.214 101.688 363.125
201609 301.800 101.861 390.435
201612 315.178 101.863 407.735
201703 299.150 102.862 383.239
201706 303.472 103.349 386.945
201709 321.861 104.136 407.292
201712 340.143 104.011 430.942
201803 322.300 105.290 403.378
201806 342.525 106.317 424.549
201809 341.327 106.507 422.309
201812 369.991 105.998 459.971
201903 361.516 107.251 444.186
201906 376.397 108.070 458.965
201909 396.917 108.329 482.826
201912 400.412 108.420 486.670
202003 474.758 108.902 574.481
202006 502.395 108.767 608.673
202009 513.832 109.815 616.591
202012 498.510 109.897 597.759
202103 506.593 111.754 597.354
202106 546.769 114.631 628.546
202109 611.116 115.734 695.823
202112 645.666 117.630 723.317
202203 625.060 121.301 679.038
202206 659.109 125.017 694.746
202209 671.624 125.227 706.752
202212 706.408 125.222 743.383
202303 674.407 127.348 697.859
202306 637.201 128.729 652.286
202309 675.147 129.860 685.112
202312 665.344 129.419 677.460
202403 609.424 131.776 609.424

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


West Pharmaceutical Services  (MEX:WST) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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West Pharmaceutical Services (MEX:WST) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
530 Herman O. West Drive, Exton, PA, USA, 19341-0645
West Pharmaceutical Services is a Pennsylvania-based medical supplies company that operates as a key supplier to firms in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and generic drug industries. West develops, manufactures, and distributes elastomer-based supplies for the containment and administration of injectable drugs, including basic equipment such as syringes, stoppers, and plungers, along with somewhat more complicated devices including auto-injectors and other self-injection platforms. The company reports in two segments: proprietary products (82% of 2021 sales) and contract-manufactured products (18%). It generates 55% of its revenue from international markets and 45% from the United States.